CVE-2012-4900 Null dereference in n/a
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4900 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-4900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4900/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4900/index.md)
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Corel WordPerfect Office X6 via an untrusted pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4900?
CVE-2012-4900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Corel WordPerfect Office X6 16.0.0.388 has a DoS Vulnerability via untrusted pointer dereference
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4900?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Corel Wordperfect Office X6.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4900?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4900 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7g4p-phf5-grh3.